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Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part II
Editor's Note: Last week we looked at how the lack of attention to governance has hindered effective U.S. security sector assistance. This week Gordon Adams of American University and Richard Sokolsky of... -
Statement from Foreign Fighters in Syria: "About the Baghdadi Group"
Click here for the original content. -- "And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way of blame against them". (Surah Al Shura) -
The New UNSCR on Iran: Does it Bind the United States (and future Presidents)?
Colum Lynch and John Hudson have an article in Foreign Policy provocatively entitled “Obama Turns to U.N. to Outmaneuver Congress” in which they suggest that the new U.N. Security Council Resolution like... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Russia's Nuclear Threats
While world powers and Iran were embroiled in last minute negotiations last week, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the meaning of another power’s recent nuclear threats: Russia's. In recent months,... -
Al-Shabab's Eid al-Fitr Ramadan Message
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Senators Draft Letter Requesting Obama Send Deal to Congress Before United Nations
Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), respectively the chair and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have sent a public letter to President Barack Obama urging him to "p... -
The Ingenious Trick that Lifts, and Keeps, the Iran Arms and Missile Embargo
Before the ink dried on the Iran deal—called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—seemingly conflicting interpretations of a key provision began to emerge. -
Why I'm Torn About the Iran Deal: Was it Worth It?
I’ve resisted the urge to comment much on the Iran negotiations, in part because I wanted to support a deal and, now that it’s been struck, I do – but with major reservations. I can’t help feeling that w... -
An Iran Deal Won't Stabilize the Messy Middle East --- But Maybe Arab States Can
Much ink has already been spilled over the implications of a nuclear deal with Iran for that country’s assertive regional behavior. Arab states and Israel warn of Iranian hegemony and demand assertive Am... -
For the U.S. and Iran, A Nuclear Accord Upends Old Assumptions
In a solemn speech on state television, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani described the achievement of a comprehensive accord between Tehran and six world powers on Iran's nuclear program as "an end and a... -
So What the Heck is in the Iran Deal, Anyway? We Read it So You Don’t Have To.
There’s already a lot of commentary out there on the Iranian nuclear deal (officially termed the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” or JCPOA), and there’s sure to be lots more coming in the next few da... -
Dutch Supreme Court Ruling on Israeli Criminal Jurisdiction in the West Bank
It has been an interesting few weeks for surprising cases about occupied territories. A recent ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court concerning Israeli-controlled territories adds a new and surprising twist.
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